night-gearn.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪtɡɪə/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪtˌɡɪ(ə)r/

Forms: see night n. and gear n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., gear n.

Etymology: < night n. + gear n.

1. = nightclothes n. 1. Formerly also as a count noun: †a discrete item of nightwear (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific purpose > nightwear

night-gear1560

nightclothes1567

nightdress?c1663

bed-apparel1822

nightwear1886

sleeping-suit1897

slumberwear1909

sleep-wear1935

sleepsuit1958

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccxxxv Hauynge nothyng vpon hym, but hys clooke caste aboute hym, and hys nyghte gere.

1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis iii. viii. 179 Taking out my night-geare, he..placed mee in the Ship.

1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ v. vii. 7 The Dutchesse..cam in her night gears from her bed-chamber.

1674 T. Duffett Amorous Old-woman iii. vi. 42 This will never be seen in a Night-gear.

1682 E. Ravenscroft London Cuckolds v. i. 47 Call her down, let us see her in her new night gears.

1846 E. Bulwer-Lytton Lucretia III. ii. xvii. 90 She..stood in her long night-gear on the floor.

1861 All Year Round 5 13 The young Duke haled the old Duke..Thus, in his night gear, down the turret stair.

1898 E. N. Westcott David Harum xii. 107 His shirt and collar gave unmistakable evidence that pajamas or other night-gear were regarded as superfluities.

1987 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 28 June (Travel section) 3 We went to sleep in a profound quiet. We didn't miss the nightgear still in our suitcases.

1993 B. Cox St. Mark, VIII, 24 in Coll. Poems 107 Under hospital light I see Stumblers with white sticks, Lines of old women, Flimsy night-gear, Black-lensed Spectacles.

†2. Liquor for drinking at night. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > a drink of > taken at night

night-gear1592

sleep-drinka1699

nightcap1814

pillow-cup1829

1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. G3 Thou that vsest to drinke nothing but scalding lead and sulphur in hell, thou are not so greedie of thy night geare.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	night-gear
释义	night-gearn. Brit. /ˈnʌɪtɡɪə/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtˌɡɪ(ə)r/ Forms: see night n. and gear n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., gear n. Etymology: < night n. + gear n. 1. = nightclothes n. 1. Formerly also as a count noun: †a discrete item of nightwear (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific purpose > nightwear night-gear1560 nightclothes1567 nightdress?c1663 bed-apparel1822 nightwear1886 sleeping-suit1897 slumberwear1909 sleep-wear1935 sleepsuit1958 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccxxxv Hauynge nothyng vpon hym, but hys clooke caste aboute hym, and hys nyghte gere. 1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis iii. viii. 179 Taking out my night-geare, he..placed mee in the Ship. 1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ v. vii. 7 The Dutchesse..cam in her night gears from her bed-chamber. 1674 T. Duffett Amorous Old-woman iii. vi. 42 This will never be seen in a Night-gear. 1682 E. Ravenscroft London Cuckolds v. i. 47 Call her down, let us see her in her new night gears. 1846 E. Bulwer-Lytton Lucretia III. ii. xvii. 90 She..stood in her long night-gear on the floor. 1861 All Year Round 5 13 The young Duke haled the old Duke..Thus, in his night gear, down the turret stair. 1898 E. N. Westcott David Harum xii. 107 His shirt and collar gave unmistakable evidence that pajamas or other night-gear were regarded as superfluities. 1987 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 28 June (Travel section) 3 We went to sleep in a profound quiet. We didn't miss the nightgear still in our suitcases. 1993 B. Cox St. Mark, VIII, 24 in Coll. Poems 107 Under hospital light I see Stumblers with white sticks, Lines of old women, Flimsy night-gear, Black-lensed Spectacles. †2. Liquor for drinking at night. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > a drink of > taken at night night-gear1592 sleep-drinka1699 nightcap1814 pillow-cup1829 1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. G3 Thou that vsest to drinke nothing but scalding lead and sulphur in hell, thou are not so greedie of thy night geare. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1560
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